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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Alpha Express Servies <amorn_w@kpru.ac.th>
Reply-To: <AlphaExpressLtd@mail2Expert.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 15:16:15 +0530
Subject: YOUR PARCEL NUMBER IS -AEX97451

Dear Customer,

This is to notify you that your parcel has arrived in our office today for delivering to your home address.

Your Parcel number is AEX97451.
Description of parcel to be delivered to you is stated bellow:

(1) International Cashable Bank Draft/Cheque worth the sum of $200,000.00 USD Bonded weight: -------------0.17kg
(2) An original certificate of weight: -------------0.15kg
Total weight of parcel: -------------0.32kg
Colour of Parcel: -------------Brown

Delivery Destination: Not confirmed
Name: Not confirmed
Address: Not confirmed
Email Address: Confirmed

Your Parcel with No. AEX97451 is ready for delivery to your door step. Meanwhile, before the delivery or shipment, you are advice to send to us the following data mentioned bellow;

1. Your Name in Full:
2. Your Address:
3. Your Occupation:
4. Your Nationality:
5. Your City
6.Your Mobile number:
7. Your Age:
8. Your Gender:

The above requested information will help us to check and deliver your parcel correctly without any mistake or delivering your parcel to a wrong person. You are to please confirm your mailing address to enable us dispatch your parcel immediately.

Note that we do not deliver to P.O.Box address or street corners but to your residence address direct.

We are a well-established company offering courier and transport services 24 hour a day for priority delivery of letters, parcels and consignments to any destination.

Alpha Express Deliveries with its high security storage and network of affiliate security partners and agents around the world provide you with storage and specialized courier services through which you could send high quality goods like precious stones, art crafts and classified commodities to any part of the world.

As soon as we receive confirmation of your address we will dispatch your valuable documents immediately. The date and time of departure and expected date of delivery will be sent to you. It will take less than forty eight hours to get your valuable documents to you.

You will be required to sign for the parcel personally. You will be required to present a copy of your international passport, national identity card or your driver's license as identification.

All orders not delivered within Five (5) working days from this communication will be returned as unclaimed.

We are glad to be of service to you.

Mr. Ricky Chan
Customer service
Alpha Express Delivery Services
3-4 Abbey Orchard Street, Westminster, SW1P 2JJ
Email: AlphaExpressLtd@mail2Expert.com
AlphaExpressLtd@fastservice.com
Tell: +44- 7031921510
Fax: +44- 8447749927

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"Alpha Express" "Alpha Private Bank" are registered and copyright trademarks of :- Alpha Private bank. / Alpha Express Ltd.
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This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may be legally privileged and are solely for the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please delete this message and any attachment files, or contact Alpha Express Worldwide on Tel: + (44) 7031921510. All business is transacted under our Standard Trading Terms and Conditions a copy of which is available upon request. All liability for viruses is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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